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In the discussion thread: I want to buy a horse [View all]

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 02:04 PM

Aerows (13,853 posts)

47. Thank you for the extended reply

It's amazing when you ask a question, and someone answers it. Thank you so much, cher.

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82 replies	Author	Time	Post
I want to buy a horse [View all]	Aerows	Apr 2012	OP
might want to check out this group	maddezmom	Apr 2012	#1
Thanks, maddez :)	Aerows	Apr 2012	#3
Depending on the type of acreage (pasture, woods, etc.) about 5 acres is good for a horse.	antigone382	Apr 2012	#2
Thank you for your input	Aerows	Apr 2012	#4
3 Board horse fencing is traditional. NEVER use barbed wire +100000!	riderinthestorm	Apr 2012	#12
I'm thinking of	Aerows	Apr 2012	#18
I once knew a horse that could open the stall door	ThomThom	Apr 2012	#67
I hope you'll "rescue" rather than "buy".	hamsterjill	Apr 2012	#5
I'd love to rescue	Aerows	Apr 2012	#11
unwise to get a rescue horse	larkrake	Apr 2012	#23
no, it's not unwise to get a rescue animal	Scout	Apr 2012	#27
Expenisve, I would think twice about the horse.	sarcasmo	Apr 2012	#6
Sometimes	Aerows	Apr 2012	#13
you might think about volunteering with horse rescue	KurtNYC	Apr 2012	#7
That's a good idea	Aerows	Apr 2012	#14
Don't you have a neighbor you can talk to about this?	snooper2	Apr 2012	#19
Uh, my neighbors and I live in the sticks	Aerows	Apr 2012	#22
What is a golf course enclave in the sticks? nt	Snake Alchemist	Apr 2012	#29
Thanks for making fun of me.	Aerows	Apr 2012	#73
Those two things don't go together	snooper2	Apr 2012	#51
Don't pick	Aerows	Apr 2012	#55
If they let you have goats where you are go for it	snooper2	Apr 2012	#63
I'm going to do it	Aerows	Apr 2012	#72
I think it's really wonderful that you've always wanted to have a horse and now you're doing it.	Voice for Peace	Apr 2012	#32
I'm trying	Aerows	Apr 2012	#54
doesn't sound stupid at all!	Voice for Peace	Apr 2012	#65
A few questions will help with this decision and your planning...	riderinthestorm	Apr 2012	#8
I'm going to sound stupid	Aerows	Apr 2012	#17
No question is stupid!! An all-weather "dry" or "Limestone" lot	riderinthestorm	Apr 2012	#39
More info please. I'm fairly certain that buying the horse is not the dream.	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#9
Well	Aerows	Apr 2012	#16
No. I just wanted to fund out if you've thought it through.	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#20
To be honest?	Aerows	Apr 2012	#24
goats are awesome	Marrah_G	Apr 2012	#33
I think they are awesome	Aerows	Apr 2012	#34
I live in an apartment right now, so I don't	Marrah_G	Apr 2012	#77
There are many opportunities to ride and interact with horses without owning them. I didn't mean to	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#36
"don't let them out when you bring your new car home"	Aerows	Apr 2012	#37
ppfftt	Kali	Apr 2012	#41
So I'm not weird for	Aerows	Apr 2012	#46
no, they are often kept together	Kali	Apr 2012	#49
Ah, you live in Cali. You have to keep goats fenced in any case and my place in AZ in right on the	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#52
nope, I'm in AZ too	Kali	Apr 2012	#57
The AZ prop is Maricopa adjacent to Tonto, New River if you know the area. No cats there.	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#59
I'm in Mississippi n/t	Aerows	Apr 2012	#61
I understand that llamas make good protection animals.	GoCubsGo	Apr 2012	#56
burros are pretty good	Kali	Apr 2012	#58
I've heard that more than once as well. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#60
This has to be the silliest thing I've ever heard	Aerows	Apr 2012	#75
You are kidding me	Aerows	Apr 2012	#74
Nope. Why would I kid?	GoCubsGo	Apr 2012	#76
goats...kid....	Marrah_G	Apr 2012	#79
Nope- LLama's will protect your sheep/goats	Marrah_G	Apr 2012	#78
They're also bigger and heavier than dogs.	GoCubsGo	Apr 2012	#82
Baby goats are some of the cutest little creatures!!!	hamsterjill	Apr 2012	#30
I want dairy goats	Aerows	Apr 2012	#31
If horses are smart, goats are all little Albert Einsteins.	kaiden	Apr 2012	#10
See - fencing	Aerows	Apr 2012	#15
Except sheep. They disdain sheep and rightly assert their superiority at every opportunity.	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#53
planning to pasture or feed?	Kali	Apr 2012	#21
Are goats that terrible?	Aerows	Apr 2012	#35
I'm biased	Kali	Apr 2012	#38
We all	Aerows	Apr 2012	#40
Thank you for the extended reply	Aerows	Apr 2012	#47
we've seen a few abandoned horses/ponies here	Kali	Apr 2012	#48
I'd suggest you find	safeinOhio	Apr 2012	#25
I would like the goats	Aerows	Apr 2012	#28
In the 80's my family had 40 acres or land.	slampoet	Apr 2012	#26
I know an elderly couple in Inverness FL that just got 2 goats and 2 horses, both rescues.	Ganja Ninja	Apr 2012	#42
If you're near Tallahassee Florida, let me know	csziggy	Apr 2012	#43
I live in ranch country. Horses, if you take care of them like you are supposed to, are	Cleita	Apr 2012	#44
I do not have a horse, but I know people who do. They all have horse trailers, a vehicle large	Opportunityknocks	Apr 2012	#45
I have owned 3 horses, and believe me, they are expensive.	RebelOne	Apr 2012	#50
I'd like to own some other animals, to	Aerows	Apr 2012	#69
Funny, I have a horse for sale.	Rex	Apr 2012	#62
Would she get along well with goats?	Aerows	Apr 2012	#71
It is less stressful to simply burn piles of cash - the end result is about the same. nt	hack89	Apr 2012	#64
You can haul goats around in cars. This is Ruby.	kaiden	Apr 2012	#66
Goats are hilarious	Aerows	Apr 2012	#68
Horses are an expensive obligation and time consuming	Autumn	Apr 2012	#70
Excellent resource thread	Horse with no Name	Apr 2012	#80
But let me say this...first	Horse with no Name	Apr 2012	#81

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